Fourteen Mile Road (FR 18262) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Fourteen Mile Road (FR 18262) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District

9.5 mi from Plains

Maps 2,586 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Lolo National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 0.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Keystone Peak.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.

Known camping along this road at mile 0: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
  • Keystone Peak stands 3,292 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles south.
  • Clark Fork runs 0.1 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year. … Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 32 cumulative days within a calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–59°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.